Diabetes and fasting during Ramadan

Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 606-610

  Hui, Elaine ^a   Devendra, Devasenan ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Fasting; Hypoglycaemia; Ramadan

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE IV INHIBITOR; EXENDIN 4; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; INSULIN ASPART; INSULIN GLARGINE; INSULIN LISPRO; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PIOGLITAZONE; SAXAGLIPTIN; SITAGLIPTIN; SULFONYLUREA;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES EDUCATION; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MORBID OBESITY; MOSLEM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMADAN; RELIGION; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SLEEP;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENERGY INTAKE; FASTING; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; ISLAM; LIFE STYLE; LIPIDS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY;

EID: 78049458368     PISSN: 15207552     EISSN: 15207560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.1137     Document Type: Review

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